Italian edit

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Etymology edit

Uncertain: possibly from Latin vēsīcula, diminutive of vēsīca (bladder) (whence vescica), or connected with buzzo (belly, paunch). Cognate to Lombard büseca.

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /buˈzek.kja/
  • Rhymes: -ekkja
  • Hyphenation: bu‧séc‧chia

Noun edit

busecchia f (plural busecchie)

  1. (Tuscan) an animal's gut or intestine used as a casing for sausages, etc.
    Synonym: budello

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